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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1828Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
  • Places, Island
Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
  • 1935-1940
Letters to Rosamond & Aimee Lamb from Rachel Field
Item:
  • 1828   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1935-1940
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0341
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Description:
Copies of Rachel Field's letters to Rosamond Lamb - one included Aimee Lamb - her Sutton Island friends from Milton, MA. Sent from Maine & California, the letters are about her marriage to Authur Pederson, her writing, the involvement with movie studios, etc. Introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
4525View of Western Way
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
View from Laurie Holmes kitchen in 1940. In 1989 this house was owned by G. Hansen. View contains site of present Northeast Library.
  • Lawrie Holmes
  • 1940
View of Western Way
Item:
  • 4525   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Lawrie Holmes
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0639 LH
Location:
  • Oversize Photograph Box 1, 4E3
Description:
View from Laurie Holmes kitchen in 1940. In 1989 this house was owned by G. Hansen. View contains site of present Northeast Library.
3813Map of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, Maine
  • Map
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Col. ill. and descriptive text on verso.
  • Mount Desert Island Chambers of Commerce
  • 1940
  • 1 map
  • paper
Map of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, Maine
Item:
  • 3813   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Island Chambers of Commerce
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0269
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1 map
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Col. ill. and descriptive text on verso.
2222"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
  • Horace H. Leavitt
  • 1940
  • newspaper
"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
Item:
  • 2222   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Horace H. Leavitt
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0736
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
1592Proposed New England Super-Highway
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Road
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
  • H. A. Manning, editor
  • 1940
  • 21
Proposed New England Super-Highway
Item:
  • 1592   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Creator:
  • H. A. Manning, editor
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0104
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 21
Description:
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
4710Pine Ledge, Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Three photographs; house, shoreline and a long water view. Owned 1947 by Mrs. Robert Milne.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940's
  • 3 photographs
Pine Ledge, Bernard
Item:
  • 4710   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0963
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 photographs
Description:
Three photographs; house, shoreline and a long water view. Owned 1947 by Mrs. Robert Milne.
4741Long Pond Inn and Camps, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwelling, Camp House
Furnished cottages, 4-6 rooms and a bathroom, boat included. Between $300 and $600 per season, with (extra $100) or without boat. See back of photos for details. Owner Arthur E. Pray.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940's
  • 12 photographs, 1 letter, 1 postcard packet
Long Pond Inn and Camps, Somesville
Item:
  • 4741   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwelling, Camp House
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1030
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 12 photographs, 1 letter, 1 postcard packet
Description:
Furnished cottages, 4-6 rooms and a bathroom, boat included. Between $300 and $600 per season, with (extra $100) or without boat. See back of photos for details. Owner Arthur E. Pray.
5834Garden, Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Garden
Frog fountain at Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • 1940's
Garden, Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME
Item:
  • 5834   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Garden
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0027
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
Frog fountain at Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine.
6021Gardens, Asticou Inn
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Garden
  • Places, Harbor
Gardens at Asticou Inn as seen from the porch. Taken sometime before 1941.
  • 1940's
  • 1 postcard
Gardens, Asticou Inn
Item:
  • 6021   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Garden
  • Places, Harbor
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0201
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1
Pages:
  • 1 postcard
Description:
Gardens at Asticou Inn as seen from the porch. Taken sometime before 1941.
7290Gladys Clark Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Mrs. H. D. Clark scrapbook of press clippings containing local and national news and regarding various people and events.
  • Gladys Clark
  • 1940's
  • 1 scrapbook
  • very fragile, damaged
Gladys Clark Scrapbook
Item:
  • 7290   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Gladys Clark
Date:
  • 1940's
Collection:
  • Gladys Clark Collection
Object ID:
  • GCS 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 4D TOP
Medium:
  • 1 scrapbook
Condition:
  • very fragile, damaged
Description:
Mrs. H. D. Clark scrapbook of press clippings containing local and national news and regarding various people and events.
5202Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article.
  • Alan Knox
  • 1941
  • 5 photographs, 1 article
Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire
Item:
  • 5202   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Alan Knox
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1623
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 5 photographs, 1 article
Description:
Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article.
3379Report of the Warrant Committee to Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 14, 1941.
  • 1941
  • 11
  • Report
Report of the Warrant Committee to Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 3379   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 14, 1941.
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 726
Location:
  • XIII
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • Report
2076Fire Control Plan
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Park
Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger)
  • William E. Parsons, Paul G. Favour Jr.
  • 1941
  • 40
  • typescript
Fire Control Plan
Item:
  • 2076   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • William E. Parsons, Paul G. Favour Jr.
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0590
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 40
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger)
7001Roy Salisbury Collection - Clifton Dock
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
BW photographs of the the Clifton Dock area in Northeast Harbor. 1. View from Sea Street dock, July 1942 2. Northeast Harbor 5. - 9. Old Sea Street dock 10. View from Sea Street dock looking in a southerly direction toward Old Kimball Wharf 13. Clifton Dock 14. Sea Street dock, July 1942 15. Sardine carriers at Sea Street, Northeast Harbor 17. Nets mended, Sea Street dock, July 1942
  • 1942
  • 17
  • photographs
Roy Salisbury Collection - Clifton Dock
Item:
  • 7001   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Date:
  • 1942
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Roy Salisbury Collection
Object ID:
  • RSC Clifton
Location:
  • 4B4
Pages:
  • 17
Medium:
  • photographs
Description:
BW photographs of the the Clifton Dock area in Northeast Harbor. 1. View from Sea Street dock, July 1942 2. Northeast Harbor 5. - 9. Old Sea Street dock 10. View from Sea Street dock looking in a southerly direction toward Old Kimball Wharf 13. Clifton Dock 14. Sea Street dock, July 1942 15. Sardine carriers at Sea Street, Northeast Harbor 17. Nets mended, Sea Street dock, July 1942
5748Carriage Road Signpost
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Sign
  • Places, Carriage Road
Roy Salisbury Collection
  • 1942
  • 1 photograph
Carriage Road Signpost
Item:
  • 5748   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Sign
  • Places, Carriage Road
Date:
  • 1942
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2134 RS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Roy Salisbury Collection
5955(Little) Long Pond, Northeast Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Landscape
Postmarked 1942 To Private Frederic Pervear from Yvonne Cousins
  • 1942
  • 1 postcard
(Little) Long Pond, Northeast Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 5955   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Landscape
Date:
  • 1942
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0146
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 postcard
Description:
Postmarked 1942 To Private Frederic Pervear from Yvonne Cousins
2431Sector map of Stonington, Maine
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Island
Sketch map of Stonington, Maine divided into sectors (2 copies).
  • 1942
  • 2
  • MAP
Sector map of Stonington, Maine
Item:
  • 2431   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1942
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 229
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Sketch map of Stonington, Maine divided into sectors (2 copies).
5436Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • Places, Town
B/W copy of photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, which appeared in an article (with photographs) of MDI service men in World War II.
  • 1943
Main Street, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5436   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1837
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W copy of photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, which appeared in an article (with photographs) of MDI service men in World War II.
6066Report of the Warrant Committee of the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 9, 1943.
  • 1943
  • 14
  • Report
Report of the Warrant Committee of the Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 6066   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 352 REPORT 1943
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 14
Medium:
  • Report
Description:
Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 9, 1943.
2164Resort Town War-Minded
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
  • 1943
  • newspaper
  • fair
Resort Town War-Minded
Item:
  • 2164   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0677
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
4879House near Claremont, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's.
  • Sanborn Photo Services
  • 1944
  • 4 photographs
House near Claremont, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 4879   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Sanborn Photo Services
Date:
  • 1944
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1234
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 4 photographs
Description:
Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's.
3610Items for Showing the General Location of the Airports in Maine
  • Map
  • Places
Airport classes defined. Airport locations marked.
  • Augustus D. Phillips
  • 1945
  • 1
  • MAP
Items for Showing the General Location of the Airports in Maine
Item:
  • 3610   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Augustus D. Phillips
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0056 ADP
Location:
  • Shelf 5E4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Airport classes defined. Airport locations marked.
2613Sketch plan of land between Rock End and Kimball Rds.
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1945
  • 1
  • MAP
Sketch plan of land between Rock End and Kimball Rds.
Item:
  • 2613   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 44
Location:
  • GHC Box 2
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
1496Notes on the History of Folly Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
  • Gano Dunn
  • 1945
  • 5
  • typescript
Notes on the History of Folly Island
Item:
  • 1496   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Gano Dunn
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0012 GD
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
3382Report of the Warrant Committee to Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 12, 1946.
  • 1946
  • 14
  • Report
Report of the Warrant Committee to Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 3382   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert. February 12, 1946.
Date:
  • 1946
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 729
Location:
  • XIII
Pages:
  • 14
Medium:
  • Report